Christian McCaffrey

49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said the team will not open Christian McCaffrey’s (Achilles) practice window next week.

McCaffrey is currently on injured reserve. Once the team opens his practice window, they have 21 days to officially activate him from injured reserve or he will remain there for the remainder of the season. Not opening his window this week suggests he could be more than three weeks from returning. The 49ers get their bye in Week 9, so a Week 10 return is still on the table, though the news surrounding McCaffrey’s return has consistently broken against him since he started dealing with the Achilles injuries before Week 1.